This document summarizes information about the Osteopathic Psychiatry Residency Program at Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami, Florida. The 4-year program is accredited by the AOA and accepts 3 residents per year. It provides training in adult, child, and primary care psychiatry. Residents receive training in osteopathic principles and are evaluated on AOA competencies. The program aims to prepare residents for careers in academic, research, community, and clinical settings. Benefits for residents include a salary of $42,000 initially that increases each year, health insurance, paid time off, disability insurance, and malpractice insurance.

1. 7031 SW 62 Avenue, South Miami, FLORIDA 33143Graduate Medical EducationOsteopathicPsychiatry Residency ProgramPresentationVisit our Website: www.gme.larkinhospital.com

2. Dear applicant:Welcome to the Larkin Graduate Medical Education Department. We appreciate your interest in our residency programs and thank you for considering Larkin Community Hospital as the Institution of your choice for your postgraduate training. If you require further information please feel free to contact our residency program coordinators or GME staff.Medical Education Department305-740-3353

3. Larkin President and CEO

4. Thank you for your interest in our residency programs,Welcome to the Larkin Family!Choosing the location for your postgraduate training is one of the most challenging decisions you will assume, with an endless list of programs to consider. We are confident that training in our residency programs will allow you to continue your medical education and receive broad-based preparation that will assist you in reaching your potential as an excellent physician. Our faculty is as diverse as our residents and many of them have years of experience in training medical students and residents. As the Director of Medical Education, I congratulate our candidates interested on select Psychiatry as the specialty of your choice. Recognizing the validity of the principles of osteopathic medicine, principally that of treating the whole person, our program will supply the opportunity for the resident to gain a thorough understanding of the social, cultural, behavioral, spiritual, and biologic dimensions that play in the health of the individual. Our residents must be educated to understand and integrate osteopathic values and philosophy into all clinical and patient care activities. The osteopathic concept of health care emphasizes that the human body is a unit in which structure and function are mutually and reciprocally interdependent; that the body, through a complex equilibrium system, tends to be self-regulatory and self healing; that adequate function of body systems depends upon the unimpeded flow of blood and nerve impulses; that the musculoskeletal elements comprise a body system, whose importance far exceeds that of providing framework support; and that there are somatic components of disease that are not only manifestations of, but are also important contributing and/or maintaining factors in the diseased area as well as areas distant from the diseased part. Residents are evaluated in a manner that emphasizes their ability to be compliant with the AOA competences in the areas of the Osteopathic Philosophy and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, patient care, medical knowledge, practiced-based learning and improvement, interpersonal skills and communication, professionalism, and systems-based practice. Family-oriented comprehensive care with demonstrated emphasis on continuity shall be an integral part of our curricular component, and disease prevention is the cornerstone of osteopathic family practice and shall be given major emphasis throughout our educational program.Upon the successful completion of our residency program, our graduates will be prepared to provide comprehensive osteopathic health care to the individual in the context of the family and the community. We the faculty, residents, staff and administrative leadership at Larkin Community Hospital feel privileged to play a part in training the outstanding osteopathic family physicians of the future. I would be happy to speak with any candidate with questions regarding our educational program.Sincerely,Dr. IvánRodríguez, D.O., PhD.Director of Medical Education

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7. 7. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (AOA)Core Competencies

8. Osteopathic Psychiatry Residency ProgramOur four (4) years in length residency training program in General Psychiatry is currently accredited by the AOA for three positions per educational level and started in the academic year 2010/2011. The application process will be done through the ERAS website, and applicants will be selected via the National Matching Services. General Psychiatry encompasses training in adult and child psychiatry. All residents will complete a first year consisting of four months primary care medicine, two months in neurology, and six months of psychiatry, followed by three years general psychiatry Osteopathic principles and practices shall be incorporated throughout the program.Our Psychiatry Residency Program provides a wide-ranging learning experience featuring many exceptional opportunities and an excellent didactic training. This diverse learning experience prepares future psychiatrists to be capable of providing a comprehensive mental health care, assume leadership roles in the practice of medicine in the context of the community and contribute to the growing knowledge base of the specialty of psychiatry. Our goal is to supply our residents with excellent and balanced training, preparing them for careers in academic, research, community and clinical settings.The program values the creation and realistic application of new knowledge; distinction in teaching and evidence-based clinical practice; and the care of underprivileged populations, including the seriously mentally ill and the underserved. We consider that psychiatrists are physicians who, as specialists in brain and behavioral sciences, have a responsibility to advocate for quality psychiatric care and to reduce stigmas linked with mental illness, through specialty practice, and performing consultation to other physicians and mental health care providers.Psychiatry Residency Program

9. Message from the OsteopathicPsychiatry Residency Program DirectorDear applicants and residents:Thank you for your interest in our Osteopathic Psychiatry Residency Program at Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami, Florida. The Larkin Family is willing to express thanks for your interest in our educational programs and congratulate you on selecting Psychiatry as the specialty of your choice.Deciding the residency program and specialty for your postgraduate training is a challenging and rewarding experience. Graduate Medical Education is a process whereby clinical competence is acquired through caring for patients under the supervision of proficient committed faculty members.Each level of training is defined by a set of core competencies that the resident is expected to master. Our residents are evaluated through an approach that highlights their capability to be compliant with these competences in the areas of patient care, medical knowledge, practiced-based learning and improvement, interpersonal skills and communication, professionalism, systems-based practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. As standards are met, residents are given greater independence and responsibility in patient care, bearing in mind that ultimate responsibility rests with clinical faculty.At Larkin, you will enjoy accurate training where physiological psychiatry and psychotherapy are both considered meaningful components of our curriculum, since we truly believe that both are equally important to treat mental illnesses. We have designed an educational program where academics, investigation, and clinical teaching are properly equilibrated. We are committed to offering you an excellent educational experience, specially designed to prepare you to successfully pass the written and oral examinations for certification in psychiatry by the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry. The Graduate Medical Education leadership and staff are completely available and willing to answer your concerns. Best wishes on the start of your post-graduate medical education at Larkin Community Hospital.Best regards,Marjorie Caro, MDManuel Meléndez, MD

10. “Life’s not about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about Learning to Dance in the Rain.”~ Vivian Greene“Mental Health Is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life,can work productively and fruitfully,And is able to make a contribution to his or her community”World Health OrganizationPsychiatry Residency Program

11. Psychiatry Residency Program ResidentsPGY-2 Dr. Jason Cohen, D.O. Dr. Matthew Geromi, D.O. Chief Resident .Dr. Sean Horan, D.OPGY-1Karen M Worzel, D.O Allen McKee, D.O. Anton Fisher, D.O.Residents

12. How to ApplyWe accept applications only through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). Please, do not submit applications through e-mail or fax. The deadline to submit your application through ERAS is December 31, 2010. You are welcome to apply after the deadline, but we cannot guarantee that your application will be reviewed by the Selection Committee in time to set up an interview.Our program will be interviewing from Monday thru Friday, from November through January 21 of the following year, with the exception of several days during this period due to meetings and conferences that the Director must attend. We will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday and we will not be interviewing during the Christmas and New Year break.Eligibility CriteriaGraduate of a college of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) RequirementsSubmission of a Complete Common Application Form through the ERAS website

13. Participation in the NMS National Matching Services Inc. (for Osteopathic Programs) and/or NRMP (for Allopathic programs)

14. Head Photo (passport type) picture taken within the past six months

15. Personal Statement, including an explanation of your interest in the residency program you are applying for.

16. Curriculum Vitae

17. Three Letters of Recommendation written within the past two years, preferably from U.S. Physicians you have worked with in a clinical setting. Letters must be written on the physician's letterhead stationary and signed in blue ink. Letters written on plain paper will not be accepted.

18. Dean's Letter

19. Official Medical School Transcripts and Official evidence of Medical School Diplomas.

20. ECFMG Certificate, if applicable.

21. Official evidence of approval of the COMLEX Part I and II or USMLE Part I and Part II.(USMLE Part III is not required, but encouraged).

22. English proficiency